The Online Identity Crisis

There are around 2 million posts published on Linkedin every day. Once a business platform, it has become the home of the ‘professional personal brand’.

Creative leaders are fighting in the feed for engagement – chiming in with thought-leadership, hot takes and opinions of the work & world. The pressure to have an online persona (and a following to match) is bigger than ever.

This week we’re asking, is building your personal brand a smart business tool, or just a way to chase validation and satiate our egos?

Joined by two titans of the feed, Amy Kean (CEO & Creative Director of Good Shout) and Helena Langdon (Freelance Copywriter / Comedy Writer) – we asked them if they believe they’re influencers. We talk about the wins and losses of growing an online following. Fears of being cancelled, trolls, time wasting, and whether they reap the rewards of their investment.

A candid conversation about whether the algorithm is really worth your energy.

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Statistics: https://www.cognism.com/blog/linkedin-statistics#:~:text=Content%20Impressions:%20LinkedIn%20generates%209,45.

Gender article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/22/bro-boost-women-find-linkedin-traffic-drives-if-they-pretend-to-be-men

Book: Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

AI content: https://originality.ai/blog/ai-content-published-linkedin#

Creative Boom article: https://www.creativeboom.com/tips/what-the-heck-is-a-personal-brand-in-2025/

Creator economy:

https://digiday.com/media/linkedin-emerges-as-a-serious-player-in-the-creator-economy/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/noam-nisand_linkedins-biggest-growth-is-coming-these-activity-7364574631187406848-ysdH/

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